St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-05
It Will Take Place in Chicago To-Day
for the Control of the City
Government.
The Labor Element Well Organized and
Confident of at Least Partial
Success.
CONGRESSMAN Lawler Appeals TO his
Friends TO Vote the Repub-
ican Ticket.
Conflicting Reports as TO the result
of the Election in Cincinnati
Yesterday.
Special to the Globe.

CHICAGO. April 4.-TO-mOrrow will pe
a great day in the political history OF TINS
city. Then the voters will be given an
onportunity to decide whether the red BAN
ner of anarchy or the stars and stripes
shall float from the flagstaff of the city
hall. The city is in a ferment of excite
ment this evening over the morroWs oattie,
and from present appearances 1t bids to be
an interesting one from sunrise until sunset.
Great mass meetings of both parties were
held in all parts of the city this
evening, and the speeches made at
many of the gatherings were OF
the most impassioned kind. Republican
orators predicted bloodshed and rapine
should Nelson, the socialist, carry the day.
while the latters adherents importuned
every one to stand by their candidate and
defeat ring rule and boodlerism. The Re-
publicans boast that Roche will be elected
by $4,000 majority, but such claims are
wild. The socialists are extremely conil-
dent of electing their mayor and several
aldermen. and the strength they are show
ing is marvellous. Many solid men favor
Nelson, among them being B. P. Hutchinson.
the boald of trade millionaire. Republican
tax dodgers are strongly opposed, OF course.
Roche has the assistance OF many a Demo-
cratic heeler who wants a JOB. Should
blood be shed it would occasion no surprise,
as the animosity shown by one side against
the other is decidedly bitter.
CONGRESSMAN LAWYER
,2as issued the following:
To the Workingmen of Chicago: The under
signed Tor the past twenty-five years one of
the members of the Trades Assembly, of this
city. and trades union man and friend of
honest workingmen every where, feels that
the time has arrived to speak right out his
honest convictions against these self-consti-
tuted leaders of the so-called Labor party
who have presented to you for your suffrage
list of men unknown to the cause of labor
or to the citizens of Chicago and who now
call upon you TO vote for their ticket to-day.
Had these men but presented union men, for
instance the president of the typographical
union, or other well known labor leaders who
have been residents of this city for the past
thirty OF forty years, then honest working
men could have confidence in them, feel that
the interests of this great city would be safe
in their hands. Workingmen could then have
cast their votes in perfect security, knowing
full we'll that their interest and the interest
of this city would be
ZEALOUSLY GUARDED,
and this would have been but small reward
to the friends of labor. Workingmen, time
will not permit or l would show up some OF
these leaders in their true colorS in their
efforts to bring disrepute upon that noble
order, the knights of Labor, presided over by
r. v Powderly, one of the most honest men
ever selected to bring about the amelioation
of the tuiiing masses from the unhappy con-
dition they are in to-day. For the present
allow me to appeal to you to not trust your
interests TO these men, who for years have
done their endeavorS to foist themselves into
political offices even at the cost of the destruc-
ton of your organization. In conclusion, as
a friend OF your cause for years, ! appeal to
you, you who have your homes and who take
pride in our beautiful city, you that have
everything here that is near and dear TO you,
and who believe in law aud order and good
government, and who are willing to bestow
credit upon mechanic who has raised HIM
self from the bench.I Ihope when you cast your
votes that you will cast them for honest John
Roche and those associated with him on the
city ticket. Respectfully yours,
FRANK LAwLER.
1.-THE UNITED LABOR PARTY
will poll $4,000 votes Tomorrow" said the
socialistic organizer, Gruenhut, tonight.
Law is nothing but public policy. and if the
ballot box decides the will Of the majority, it
is done. If we make such showing to-mor-
row rs to elect the socialist, Stauber, treas
urer of the city,also the West town ticket and
six aldermen, the supreme court will over
turn Judge Gary's atroclous rulings in few
weeks. Then the anarchists will get new
trial and will get off. We don't expect
less than $4,000 votes, and we think
there will be 10000 votes polled alto
geuher. Nelson. the Knight of Labor,
our candidate for mayor, we don't expect to
elect. We will elect Steuber treasurer, and
We will elect the West town ticket, and will
make d hard fight in the South town. Six
aldermen will be elected by us and perhaps
three Others Nine-tenths of our vote will be
in the boxes before the men go to their work,
and we have $4,000 votes pledged. There are
$500 volunteer ticket peddlers to be at work
for US and majority of the 5000 carpenters
now on strike will be around to help. Wear
in the midst of social revolution. There are
lots of men in the country who believe we
will have to fight vet. We are counting noses
now. First we vote and we get the number
that are with u.s. Then Wen fight
THE SIGNAL SERVICE FLAG
Indicating cold, stormy weather was flying
tonight. United Labor politicians hailed
it as an auspicion omen for tomorrow,
claiming that disagreeable day always
keeps thousands of Republican voters at
home, and tomorrow other thousands of
Democrats, disgasted to have no ticket of
their own, would not stand in the cold OF
rain to vote for a Republican. This even
ing all the United Labor ticket peddlers
received instruction to be at their head
quarters by 4:30 o'clock in the morning to
insure an early start in the work. The
polls do not open until 6, but there Is an
evident anticipation that large crowds will
be present long before that hour No au-
thoritative expression of what the Republi-
cans expect to accomplish in the way of
majOrities can be had tonight. A much
heavier total vote than Gruenhuts predic-
tion of 10000 is generally expected bv
them, and they talk OF not less than lead
of 10. 600 to 90, 600 votes for their whole